ONSITE: Intermediate Wheel Throwing (A)

Expand your skills by learning additional throwing techniques and working on complex projects. We'll explore larger-scale pieces, throw platters, make sets, and add hand-built elements to our pieces. This class caters to individual interests, so we'll address specific techniques for your projects. Discussion on reduction firing in the gas kiln and glaze firing to cone 10 for your pottery is an option.

Special Notes

• Two Beginning Wheel Classes prior experience recommended.
  
  Classes are confirmed one week prior to the start date. In order to help us confirm classes, please register as early as possible.
  
  You will receive 25 pounds of clay; additional clay is available for purchase. 
  
  This is an On-site course. Students must follow current Covid-19 protocols, as outlined on our website. On-site courses do not come with studio access outside of class time. Paid open studio access is available through our Studio Access Program. Please visit visarts.org for more information.
  
  
  

About the Instructor

Alexandra Barao

Alexandra Barao is a potter and educator from Virginia. She received her BFA in Sculpture from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2010, and began working with clay a few years later while living in California. Alongside deepening her own practice over the years, she has taught handbuilding and wheelthrowing classes to both children and adults. She recently returned to Virginia and spent the summer as an artist in residence at Cub Creek Foundation, focusing on wood firing and working with local clays. She looks forward to connecting to others through clay back in Richmond.

Website: www.alexandrabarao.com
Instagram: @alexandrabrao

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